Pedro's Cup

The Pedros Cup is a biannual athletics event of two legs, which features an indoor track and field competition in January or February and an outdoor competition during the European summer period. The first competition of each year since 2005 has taken place in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The second competition of each year has taken place in another city, currently Poznan, Warsaw and Szczecin have hosted the summer/autumn Pedro's cup competition. The event typically draws top level competition, including at least fifteen Olympic medalists in 2008 and more in 2009.[1] The meet is unique because it draws best athletes of the world to compete in a rather cold climate.

At the 2008 event, Asafa Powell became the first sprinter to turn in a sub-10 second 100 metres time in Poland, and in 2009, he equalled the meet record of 9.82 seconds. The 2010 indoor event featured only three events (pole vault, shot put and high jump) but Anna Rogowska provided a record-breaking performance by vaulting 4.81 m and beating the previous Polish best mark.[2]

Finals

Occurrence Link to Finals
articles by year		 Location Date
1st 2005 indoor Bydgoszcz 26 January 2005
2nd Poznan 30 July 2005
3rd 2006 indoor Bydgoszcz 25 January 2006
4th Warsaw 30 August 2006
5th 2007 indoor Bydgoszcz 14 February 2007
6th Warsaw 19 September 2007
7th 2008 indoor Bydgoszcz 20 February 2008
8th Szczecin 17 September 2008
9th 2009 indoor Bydgoszcz 10 February 2009
10th 2009 outdoor Szczecin 15 September 2009
11th 2010 indoor Bydgoszcz 10 February 2010
12th 2011 indoor Bydgoszcz 16 February 2011
13th 2012 indoor Bydgoszcz 8 February 2012
14th 2013 indoor Bydgoszcz 12 February 2013
15th 2014 indoor Bydgoszcz 31 January 2014
16th 2015 indoor Łódź 17 February 2015

Meeting records (indoor)

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref Video
60 m 6.47 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 February 2015 [3]
High jump 2.34 m Linus Thörnblad  Sweden 14 February 2007 [4]
Yaroslav Rybakov  Russia 20 February 2008
60 m hurdles 7.45 Orlando Ortega  Cuba 17 February 2015 [5]
Pole vault 6.08 m Renaud Lavillenie  France 31 January 2014 [6]
Shot Put 21.80 m Ryan Whiting  United States 17 February 2015 [7]

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 7.22 Ivet Lalova  Bulgaria 17 February 2015 [8]
60 m hurdles 7.99 Hanna Plotitsyna  Ukraine 17 February 2015 [9]
High jump 1.98 m Kamila Lićwinko  Poland 17 February 2015 [10]
Pole vault 4.84 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 14 February 2007 [11]

References

  1. ↑ James Lisowski (2008-08-28). "Fifteen of the Beijing Olympics medal winners will perform at Pedros Cup". www.miasta.gazeta.pl. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  2. ↑ Jackowski, Pawel (2010-02-11). Rogowska scales 4.81m national record in Bydgoszcz. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  3. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2015). "Whiting, Collins and Ortega set world leads in Lodz". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pedro's Cup 2007 Complete Results". www.tilastopaja.org. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2015). "Whiting, Collins and Ortega set world leads in Lodz". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lavillenie passe 6.08m en Pologne !" (in French). www.sports.fr. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2015). "Whiting, Collins and Ortega set world leads in Lodz". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2015). "Whiting, Collins and Ortega set world leads in Lodz". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2015). "Whiting, Collins and Ortega set world leads in Lodz". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pedro's Cup 2015 Results". EA. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pedro's Cup 2007 Complete Results". www.tilastopaja.org. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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